Lesson 5: Telling a Story and Asking Directions

过去的事

Learn V + 过 + (O) and 不 / 没(有) + 动词 through Telling a Story and Asking Directions.

3 words2 grammar points1 dialogues~12 min

Vocabulary3 words

chángAdverb
  • often, frequently

Examples

我常喝茶。

chángchá

I often drink tea.

他常来这儿。

chángláizhèr

He often comes here.

忘记wàngVerb
  • to forget

Examples

我忘记他的名字了。

wàngdemíngzile

I forgot his name.

别忘记明天的会议。

biéwàngmíngtiāndehuì

Don't forget tomorrow's meeting.

知道zhīdaoVerb
  • 1.to knowCommon usage, for having knowledge of something.
  • 2.to understandLight sense.

Examples

我知道了。

zhīdaole

I see. (I understand now.)

你知道吗?

zhīdaoma

Do you know?

Grammar

Expressing Past Experience

S + V + 过 + (O)

Use verb + 过 to talk about an action that has happened at least once in the past, usually emphasizing the experience. Often used with time words such as 以前 (before).

我听过这个事。

tīngguòzhègeshì

I’ve heard about this before.

你知道这个地方吗?我去过。

zhīdaozhègefāngmaguò

Do you know this place? I have been there.

The negative adverbs 不 and 没

S + 不 / 没(有) + 动词

不 negates intentions, habits and qualities; 没 negates something that has happened or that one has. Both go before the verb, and past events always take 没, never 不.

我没听过这个事。

méitīngguòzhègeshì

I’ve never heard about this.

不要忘记,走路一会儿就到。

yàowàngzǒuhuìrjiùdào

Don’t forget — it’s just a short walk.

Dialogues

Telling a Story and Asking Directions

Xiao Lin and Xiao Nan talk after class.

小林
小林

昨天老师说的那个事很好,你听过吗?

zuótiānlǎoshīshuōdegeshìhěnhǎotīngguòma

What the teacher talked about yesterday was great — have you heard it?

小南
小南

没有,我没听过。你知道是什么事吗?

méiyǒuméitīngguòzhīdaoshìshénmeshìma

No, I haven’t. Do you know what it was about?

小林
小林

是一个老师和学生的事,很好。

shìlǎoshīxuéshēngdeshìhěnhǎo

It’s about a teacher and a student — very good.

小南
小南

真好!对了,请问从这里到图书馆远吗?

zhēnhǎoduìleqǐngwèncóngzhèlidàoshūguǎnyuǎnma

Nice! By the way, is the library far from here?

小林
小林

不远,走路一会儿就到。我常去那里看书。

yuǎnzǒuhuìrjiùdàochánglikànshū

Not far — a short walk. I often go there to read.

小南
小南

我忘记图书馆在哪里了,你再说一次。

wàngshūguǎnzàililezàishuō

I’ve forgotten where the library is — say it again.

小林
小林

从这里往前走,图书馆就在学校旁边。

cóngzhèliwǎngqiánzǒushūguǎnjiùzàixuéxiàopángbiān

Go straight from here — the library is right next to the school.